Thursday, February 23, 2012

Pedro Rodríguez Ledesma


Profile Football Stars | Pedro Rodríguez Ledesma | Pedro usually plays the ball with his left foot but is actually right-footed. During the 2009-10 season playing at his club, FC Barcelona, Pedro Became the first player in history to score in six different competitions in one season official.


Pedro was a key player for Barca's reserve team, as it Achieved promotion from Tercera División, making 37 appearances and scoring seven goals.  In Barcelona's treble-winning season in 2008-09, Pedro eventually totalled 14 matches, also Appearing in La Liga against Getafe CF (1-1 home draw), Valencia CF (4-0 home triumph), Real Valladolid (1-0 away win), CA Osasuna (0-1 home loss, with Barcelona already crowned champions), totalling 365 minutes. On August 16, after assisting with the first goal Xavi, Pedro scored his first competitive goal for the first team in the 67th minute, Helping to Ensure a 2-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao in San Mames, for the season's domestic Supercup. On 28 September, Pedro scored his first goal in the Champions League after Iniesta Replacing at halftime in a 2-0 win against FC Dynamo Kyiv.


More and more established in Barcelona's starting lineups, Pedro went on to score another brace in the league, in a 4-2 win against RCD Mallorca. He would continue his scoring touch in the Champions League, scoring one of two against FC Internazionale Milano. On December 16, Pedro scored a goal in the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup against Atlante FC, in 3-1 win. On April 10, he scored the second goal in a 2-0 win against Real Madrid, in his first appearance in El Clásico. In the last three league matches, Pedro scored for Barcelona, with the Catalans eventually renewing Their league supremacy: again against Tenerife (4-1 win), the winner at 3-2 against Valladolid and Sevilla FC (4-0). Pedro began the 2010-11 season firmly established in Barcelona's starting XI. On 29 November 2010, he scored the second goal in a 5-0 home win against Real Madrid, Barça with climbing to the first position in the league.  On 20 April 2011, Pedro scored against Real Madrid in the second half of the season's Spanish Cup final, but his goal was Disallowed for offside, in an eventual 0-1 extra-time loss.


Personal information
Full name Pedro Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma
Date of birth 28 July 1987 (age 24)
Place of birth Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Forward / Winger

Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 17

Youth career
2003-2004 San Isidro
Barcelona 2004-2005

senior career
years Team
Barcelona 2005-2007 C 70 (10)
2007-2009 Barcelona B 55 (17)
2008 - Barcelona 90 (26)

National team
2008 Spain U21 2 (0)
2010 - Spain 15 (2)


Honours

Barcelona
     La Liga (3): 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
     Copa del Rey (1): 2008-09: Runner-up 2010-11
     Supercopa de España (3): 2009, 2010, 2011
     UEFA Champions League (2): 2008-09, 2010-11
     UEFA Super Cup (2): 2009, 2011
     FIFA Club World Cup (2): 2009, 2011

Spain
     FIFA World Cup: 2010

Individual
     Prince of Asturias Awards: 2010

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